The Chester Theatre Company production of Morris Panych's The Dishwashers officially opens Off-Broadway May 13 at 59E59 Theaters.

Dishwashers stars Jay Stratton and John Shuman
Photo by Rick Teller

Byam Stevens directs the Chester production — part of the "Americas Off-Broadway" festival — which began previews May 8 and will continue through June 7. The cast of The Dishwashers features Tim Donoghue, Jay Stratton, John Shuman and Michael J. Fulvio.

The play, according to press notes, concerns "Dressler, [who] scrambles to keep the basement scullery of an upscale eatery functioning, marshaling his rag-tag team with a stream of hilarious rhetoric and old-fashioned working class pride. His fellow wage slaves, the ancient Moss and the downwardly mobile Emmett, just can’t seem to grasp his inspirational style."